Several dead in violent protests in central Iran
World News
Aug 17, 2003
TEHRAN - Several people have been killed during violent protests in the central Iranian town of Samirom against planned changes to its local administration, state radio reported Sunday.
Individuals set fire to tyres and smashed windows of shops, homes, cars and public buildings, leading to the deaths of several people, the radio said.
Both police and protestors were also wounded in the demonstrations, which erupted Saturday, it added.
The demonstrators were protesting against the interior ministry's decision to incorporate the village of Vardasht within Samirom municipality, which lies in the far south of the central province of Esfahan.
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